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Disability Conscious Affordable Housing: Designing Homes for Every Stage of Life
Accessible housing benefits everyone. Learn how universal design, aging in place, and disability-conscious housing create more affordable, comfortable, and inclusive communities.
Ecologically Conscious Affordable Housing: Why Sustainability and Affordability Belong Together
Affordable housing and environmental sustainability are not competing goals. Learn how energy efficiency, durable materials, water conservation, and resilient design can create better housing for people and the planet.
Socially Conscious Affordable Housing: Building Communities, Not Just Buildings
Affordable housing should strengthen communities, reduce isolation, and foster belonging. Learn why socially conscious housing design matters for residents and neighborhoods alike.
Healthy Housing in 2026: What “Pandemic-Informed Design” Means Now
Pandemic-informed housing has evolved. In 2026, healthy affordable housing means better indoor air quality, wildfire smoke resilience, ventilation, filtration, and practical design that protects residents without making homes unaffordable.
Scalable Affordable Housing
For any housing solution to sustainably address the inequality faced by marginalized and vulnerable populations, that solution must be scalable. It’s “easy” to house one family. It’s “easy” to include a small handful of affordable housing units in a large residential development project. But a large-scale problem like that of housing inequality requires solutions thatContinue reading “Scalable Affordable Housing”
Pandemic-Informed Housing
PEER Homes is learning lessons from the novel coronavirus pandemic to design and build housing that can slow the spread of pathogens. We should all be thoroughly washing our hands more often, and scrubbing as soon as we walk in the door is a proven method for keeping our homes free from the pathogens weContinue reading “Pandemic-Informed Housing”
Spokane Housing Action Plan Working Group
PEER Homes is on the City of Spokane’s Housing Action Plan Working Group. The group is formulating a plan to help increase housing options that are affordable and accessible for people and families of all incomes. As Spokane grows, we are facing a gap in housing supply. The plan will provide a strategic approach toContinue reading “Spokane Housing Action Plan Working Group”
Residential Property Design Contest
We’re looking for bold mixed-use urban site ideas. The projects should be a dense blend of affordable/accessible housing (1bd/1ba, 2bd/1ba), pedestrian/bicycle-friendly place-making, retail/dining, and a small food market. Our favorite designs will incorporate underground parking, green/passive/living-house building concepts, ADA/universal design and accessibility, solar/geothermal power and HVAC, xeriscaping, rainwater catchment, food gardening, flexible outdoor space thatContinue reading “Residential Property Design Contest”
Housing as a Human Right?
The US government doesn’t think of housing as a right; but the UN does, along with other governments and NGOs. We at PEER Homes subscribe to Kate Raworth’s concept of “Doughnut Economics“–meeting the needs of all within the means of the planet. We believe that each of us is born with the same rights–yes, “life,Continue reading “Housing as a Human Right?”
